The second half of Point 4 seems like a jumble of words I can’t figure out the meaning or relevance of. Am I missing something?
It says, if I understand correctly, that you don’t know what circling is, you would rather die than do it with people you dislike, that’s why people shouldn’t be invited to rationality retreats, and you don’t know what rationality retreats involve, but (you assume?) they involve circling.
Yeah so I should have written this clearer. It’s making a few claims:
1. Rationalist retreat type things often require a level of intimacy and trust that means it’s probably ok for them to be more sensitive and have a lower bar for inviting people.
2. Often a lot of young EAs have status anxiety about being invited to things of actual low importance for their impact (e.g. circling). I’m signalling that these are overblown and these social activities are often overestimated in their enjoyment and status.
The second half of Point 4 seems like a jumble of words I can’t figure out the meaning or relevance of. Am I missing something?
It says, if I understand correctly, that you don’t know what circling is, you would rather die than do it with people you dislike, that’s why people shouldn’t be invited to rationality retreats, and you don’t know what rationality retreats involve, but (you assume?) they involve circling.
Yeah so I should have written this clearer. It’s making a few claims:
1. Rationalist retreat type things often require a level of intimacy and trust that means it’s probably ok for them to be more sensitive and have a lower bar for inviting people.
2. Often a lot of young EAs have status anxiety about being invited to things of actual low importance for their impact (e.g. circling). I’m signalling that these are overblown and these social activities are often overestimated in their enjoyment and status.